# NTSB NYC73FNE36: Cessna 310Q, N7667Q, Westfield, MA, June 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1973
- Place: Westfield, MA · WESTFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.1251° N, 72.7495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1251&lon=-72.7495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FNE36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2301  73/6/26    WESTFIELD,MASS      CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1525                    N7667Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  52, 7800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAR HARBOR,ME               WESTFIELD,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7667Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7667Q), registered now, S/N 310Q0446, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 310Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310q) (registry code 2074242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Barnes

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730626018139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730626018139A), Jun 26, 1973: Cessna 310Q, Westfield, MA, Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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